Big 12 Football – Power Rankings Week 1

Big 12 Football – Power Rankings (Week One)

1. Texas (1-0) – (Texas 59 Louisiana Monroe 20 ) – Easy pick after OU’s loss

Blaine Gabbert led Missouri to an impressive victory over Illinois in his debut

2. Oklahoma State  (1-0) – (Oklahoma State 24 Georgia 10) – Big win for the Cowboys in the national spotlight
3. Oklahoma (0-1) – (BYU 14 Oklahoma 13) – The loss was surprising, but we’re not ready to drop the Sooners too far
4. Texas Tech (1-0) – (Texas Tech 38 North Dakota 13) – The Red Raiders usually drop 70 points in a game like this, reason for concern?
5. Kansas (1-0) – (Kansas 49 Northern Colorado 3) – The Jayhawks beat up on an undermanned team
6. Missouri (1-0) – (Missouri 37 Illinois 9) – Most surprising team of the week, very impressive in victory over Illinois
7. Nebraska (1-0) – (Nebraska 49 Florida International 3) – Not much to learn after the first week beat down
8. Baylor (1-0) – (Baylor 24 Wake Forest 21) – Baylor is for REAL…..at least it appears that way
9. Texas A&M (1-0) (Texas A&M 41 New Mexico 6) – Good start for the Aggies, will be an interesting team to watch
10. Colorado (0-1) (Colorado State 23 Colorado 17) – Was this one of the 10 games that Dan Hawkins was counting on?
11. Iowa State (1-0) (Iowa State 34 North Dakota State 17) – The Cyclones begin the Paul Rhoads era with a solid win
12. Kansas State (1-0) (Kansas State 21 UMass 17) – The Wildcats escape with a win at home.

Big 12 North
1. Kansas
2. Missouri
3. Nebraska
4. Colorado
5. Iowa State
6. Kansas State

Big 12 South
1. Texas
2. Oklahoma State
3. Oklahoma
4. Texas Tech
5. Baylor
6. Texas A&M